Location: On a 26-acre plot of land located just over a mile south of the United States Capitol. Left field (N), "N" Street SE; 3rd base (W), South Capitol Street SE; 1st base (S), Potomac Avenue SE; Right field (E), 1st Street SE.

After a year-and-a-half of negotiations, mayor Anthony Williams, the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission and the Washington Nationals unveiled plans for a 41,888-seat state-of-the-art baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals on March 14, 2006. Williams and the D.C. Council agreed to spend as much as $611 million to get the stadium built.

Included in the ballpark's configuration are approximately 22,000 seats in the lower bowl, 12,100 in the upper seating bowl, from where fans can see the U.S. Capitol building, 2,500 club seats, 1,112 suite seats, a 500-seat founder's club with indoor dining, and a 1,300-seat diamond club with indoor dining. The exterior design includes a lot of glass, similar to the Washington Convention Center.

The ballpark promises to play the major role in the Anacostia River waterfront entertainment district. In addition to government plans for the area, major development is anticipated from investors who have bought up property near the ballpark.

Nationals Ballpark Trivia:

An out-of-town scoreboard has been built into the right-field fence.

Design is similar to Turner Field in Atlanta because about 70 percent of the fans have to enter through outfield gates.

President George W. Bush threw out the first ball at Nationals Park on March 30, 2008 to help inaugurate the Washington Nationals' new stadium almost 46 years after John F. Kennedy did the same for RFK Stadium (then called DC Stadium) on April 9, 1962.

Cristian Guzman, the lead off batter for the Washington Nationals, got the first official hit here on March 30, 2008, a single in the bottom of the 1st inning.

Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves hit the first official home run here on March 30, 2008, a solo shot in the top of the 4th inning. Ryan Zimmerman hit the first official Nationals home run, a walk-off solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning of the same game.

Pope Benedict XVI held mass here before 46,000 people on April 17, 2008.